ES2377306B1 - SEA WATER DE-SALINIZER CYLINDER. - Google Patents

Abstract

The seawater de-salinizer cylinder is a system that allows the salt to be removed from the water by passing the water through the small holes of the so-called “reverse osmosis” plates, which causes the salt to remain on the inner side of the plate because its molecules cannot cross them. To achieve the necessary force that allows water to pass through the holes, this large diameter cylinder is presented which, when rotating at high speed, will push the water mass against the cylinder walls thanks to the centrifugal force. In these walls are the plates of? Reverse osmosis ?.

Description

Seawater de-salinizer cylinder.

Object of the invention

The objective of the present invention is to be able to remove the salt from the sea water by means of an effective system that uses centrifugal force to push the mass of the water against the reverse osmosis plates found in the walls of a rotating cylinder, which can always allow to have all the drinking water that is needed for the multiple uses of society. The rotation of the cylinder is used so that it can turn, in turn, to the axis of one of my Generators (2x1), which offer no resistance to the movement of the axis magnets.

Background of the invention

The first background I know of this invention is that of the "reverse osmosis" plates that are also used in other water de-salinizer systems. The problem that each of these systems must solve is that of obtaining the necessary force so that the water can pass through the microscopic holes of the plates. The system that is presented today, achieves it, using the centrifugal force of a large diameter cylinder that rotates at high speed, and, inside which a certain mass of water is placed that, when rotated, will be crushed against the internal walls of the cylinder. The second antecedent is found in one of my previous Patents, nº P200302041, entitled: Evaporation water desalination plant, and, it refers to the Electric Power Generator system (2x1) that does not offer resistance to the rotation of the shaft magnets, because these are placed in pairs, -Nort and South-, in front of the magnets with solenoid, which allows you to take advantage of any movement to stay in operation.

Description of the invention

The Seawater De-Salinizer Cylinder is a system that allows the salt to be removed from the water by crossing the seawater through microscopic holes in the known "reverse osmosis" plates. These plates will be placed on the walls of a large diameter cylinder that will rotate at the highest possible speed. This will allow to obtain the minimum force that the water needs to be able to cross the small holes of the reverse osmosis plates. This centrifugal force, when the cylinder rotates at high speed, will crush the body of water against its internal walls. And, since the diameter of the cylinder is very large, the orbital velocity of the cylinder walls will also be very large, all the more, the larger that diameter is. Thus, the centrifugal force will depend on the measure of that speed and the measure of that diameter.

In order to achieve the sufficient force to rotate the cylinder using an electric motor of less power and that allows to spend the minimum of electrical energy, a Toothed Tree Gear can be arranged.

An Electricity Generator system (2x1) is added to the system that can take advantage of the movement of the gearwheels of the cogwheel gear, because its axis can be moved without offering any resistance to the movement of the shaft magnets in front of the solenoid magnets They face him.

The alternative to this Generator is another Generator that is part of the Electric Circuit of the motor, or, which can be added to the cables that deliver the electricity.

Description of the fi gures

Figure 1: Perspective view of the Seawater De-Salinizer Cylinder in which its main external components are shown.

Figure 2: Side view of the Seawater Desalination Cylinder in which its main internal components are shown.

Figure 3: Front view of the system showing the gear of toothed shafts that move the Cylinder shaft.

Figure 1: 4) Horizontal external cylinder protector.

one)

Electric motor.

2)

Axis.

3)

Inner protector

5) Reverse osmosis plates.

6) Desalination cylinder.

7) Steering wheel of the gate.

8) Bearing.

9) Salt outlet tube.

10) tap.

11) Fixing rods.

12) Water.

13) Electric motor sprocket.

14) Toothed tree.

15) Toothed tree.

16) Toothed tree.

17) Toothed tree.

18) Large cogwheel.

19) Small cogwheel.

20) Fixing rods.

21) Sprocket of the cylinder shaft.

Description of a preferred embodiment

The Seawater De-Salinizer Cylinder is characterized by being a rotating system that uses centrifugal force to crush a mass of seawater against the inner walls of a cylinder, so that this water has sufficient force to pass through the small holes of the “reverse osmosis” plates that are located in the cylinder walls, leaving salt molecules accumulated inside the cylinder. The system consists of the following elements: if we look at Figure 1, we will see that, in the upper part of the cylinder (6) we have an electric motor (1) that will rotate the inner axis (2) of the cylinder (6) . This shaft (2) is fixed to the inner walls of the cylinder (6) by metal rods (11), and is brought into contact, by the base, with a bearing (8). The other fixing point of the cylinder is the one that can be placed in the upper part of the system, and, by means of rods, attached to the axis (2), by the upper part, with any fixed point, outside the system. This will ensure the position of the cylinder.

We see that, under the engine (1), there is a kind of inverted plate (3) that is located below the top of the cylinder (4) that is open.

In Figure 2 we see that a tap (10) is responsible for filling the inside of the cylinder (6) with water. The tap is on the outside of the cylinder (6) and will throw its water against the inverted plate, which, when tilted, will send it down, into the cylinder (6). In the same way, it will be this same plate (3) that will prevent water from leaving the cylinder from the top when it is turned.

The flywheel, or, the gate (7), will serve so that the water can leave the inside of the cylinder through the tube (9). In the lower part, the shaft (2) is covered with another hollow tube (9), wider than that of the shaft (2), and water will flow through it when the gate is opened. The flywheel (7) of the gate can also be lower than the bearing (8) and the base of the cylinder would be connected, in this case, with the tube (9), at another point lower than the bearing.

The operation will be as follows: from time to time, the engine will stop and that will cause the cylinder to stop, but, that will still take a few turns. While the cylinder rotates, the water that is still inside because it has not yet come out through the holes of the plates (5), will still rotate and scratch the inner walls of the same, and, thus, will clean them of the salt that is deposited in them. Then, just open the gate (7) of the tube (9), through the bottom of the cylinder (6), and the remaining water, with all the salt, will fall through the tube (9) and will go to the Desired area, either to some salt that evaporate the water and leave the salt available to be prepared for sale, or it will be returned to the sea.

The gate (7) is then closed, the seawater cylinder is refilled and rotated again at high speed.

In Figure 3 we have the gear of toothed shafts (14-20) that reduce their size as they move away from the electric motor (1). This progressive reduction in the diameter of the toothed shafts allows the motor to transmit each of its turns of its cogwheel (13) to the entire gear. Thus, the first jagged tree

(14)

is very large. The second tree (15) is half the diameter of the previous one. The third shaft (16) also reduces its diameter by half, with respect to the previous one, etc ... We can put as many toothed shafts as the dimensions chosen for the gear allow, thus we get to multiply the engine power (1 ) everything that suits us. In each toothed tree the force transmitted by the previous tree is doubled. An inverted shaft (17) is then placed that will connect its large wheel with the small wheel of another axle, also inverted (18, 19, 20) which, in turn, will bring its very large wheel into contact with the small gearwheel ( 21) of the shaft (2). This will allow the wheel (19) to multiply its rotation with respect to the small wheel of the previous tree (17), and, at the same time, the wheel

(18)

it will multiply much more the speed of the rotation of the small wheel (21) of the axis (2) of the cylinder (6), with which we thus obtain a great speed of rotation for the cylinder (6) and for the water (12) of its inside.

The fixing rods of the toothed trees - those that have not been drawn in Figure 3-, can be twisted all that is necessary to keep each tree fixed to its position.

We only have to describe the Electric Generator (2x1) of which it is only necessary to say that it can be connected to any of the cogwheels of the gear teeth because its axis of rotation offers no resistance to movement. On the wheel of the Generator shaft are the magnets of size (2x) in pairs, North and South, facing the magnets of size (x), which have a solenoid wound.

This Generator can be replaced by that of a Circuit-Generator, -which is not accompanied by any fi gure-, which uses an electromagnet in the circuit, which is joined, at the ends, by two other magnets with a solenoid each, which produce an induced current in the turns of their respective solenoids, produced by the variations of the alternating current that runs through the turns of the electromagnet. At the other end of the second magnets of the second solenoids, other third magnets can be joined with a third solenoid which, in turn, will produce another induced current, and, these can still be joined by an infinite series of nth magnets with nth solenoids , etc...

Claims (2)

1. Seawater de-salinizer cylinder, characterized by being a system that uses the centrifugal force of a rotating hollow cylinder (6), filled with seawater, to remove water, -without salt-, by micro-holes of the cylinder walls (6), and, so that the water is suitable for human consumption, or, for the irrigation of the fields. The system is made up of the following elements: an electric motor (1) and a serrated shaft gear (14-20). In the upper part of the cylinder (6) we have an electric motor (1) connected to the inner shaft (2) of the cylinder (6). This inner shaft (2) is fixed to the inner walls of the cylinder (6) by metal rods (11), and is brought into contact, by the base, with a bearing (8). Under the engine (1) there is a kind of inverted plate (3) that is located below the top of the cylinder (4) that is open. Above the cylinder there is a water tap (10) located outside the cylinder (6). At the bottom of the tube (2) of the cylinder shaft (6), there is an internal gate (7) with an external flywheel (7). At the bottom, the shaft (2) is coated and fitted with another hollow tube (9). The flywheel (7) of the gate can also be placed below the bearing (8), and, thus, the base of the shaft (2) would join, in this case, with the tube (9), at another point lower than the Bearing. The walls of the cylinder (6) are full of microneedles. As an alternative, we add a Toothed Tree Gear (14-20) between the engine (1) and the axle (2) of the cylinder (6). The Toothed Trees or gears (14-20) that form it have two cogwheels each, the diameter of each being twice that of the other cogwheel. The diameter of these gears is reduced by half, in each gear, as they move away, in their connection between them, the electric motor (1). Thus, the first jagged tree (14) is much larger than the last (16) of the series of which there are rights. We can put as many toothed trees as the dimensions chosen for the gear allow. An inverted shaft (17) is then placed that will connect its large wheel with the small wheel of another axle, also inverted (18, 19, 20) which, in turn, will bring its very large wheel into contact with the small gearwheel ( 21) of the shaft (2). The fixing rods of the toothed trees can be twisted as necessary to keep each tree fixed to its position. An Electric Generator is added to the system that connects to any of the cogwheels of the cogwheels of the gears of the series described, because its axis of rotation offers no resistance to movement. On the wheel of the Generator shaft are the magnets that have a size (2x), and are in pairs, -Nort and South-, facing the magnets of size (x), which have a solenoid wound. We can replace this Generator with another generator that is part of an Electric Circuit, formed by an electromagnet, which is joined, at the ends, two other magnets with a solenoid each, On the other end of the second second magnets solenoids join other third magnets with third solenoid, and, to these, they will be joined, still, a continuous series of nth magnets with nth solenoids. SPANISH OFFICE OF THE PATENTS AND BRAND Application no .: 200900096 SPAIN Date of submission of the application: 02.01.2009 Priority Date: REPORT ON THE STATE OF THE TECHNIQUE 51 Int. Cl.: See Additional Sheet RELEVANT DOCUMENTS

Category

56 Documents cited Claims Affected

X

GB 1308165 A (EC CORP) 21.02.1973, one

page 1, lines 11-15; page 2, lines 25-125; figures.

X

US 3669879 A (BERRIMAN LESTER P) 13.06.1972, one

column 1, lines 47-57; column 2, line 59 - column 3, line 75; Figures 1-3.

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EN 2299349 A1 (MERCE VIVES SALVADOR) 16.05.2008, one

column 1, lines 12-18; column 2, line 67 - column 4, line 14; figures 1-2.

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US 3400074 A (GRENCI CARL A) 03.09.1968, one

column 1, lines 11-14; column 2, line 64 - column 4, line 42; figures 1-2.

X

US 2003 146 156 A1 (MAYER YARON et al.) 07.08.2003, one

claims 1-3; paragraphs [0018], [0027]; Figures 1a, b.

Category of the documents cited X: of particular relevance Y: of particular relevance combined with other / s of the same category A: reflects the state of the art O: refers to unwritten disclosure P: published between the priority date and the date of priority submission of the application E: previous document, but published after the date of submission of the application

This report has been prepared • for all claims • for claims no:

Date of realization of the report 01.03.2012

Examiner M. I. Ramos Asensio Page 1/4

REPORT OF THE STATE OF THE TECHNIQUE Application number: 200900096 CLASSIFICATION OBJECT OF THE APPLICATION B01D63 / 16 (2006.01) B01D33 / 11 (2006.01) B04B3 / 00 (2006.01) Minimum documentation sought (classification system followed by classification symbols) B01D, B04B Electronic databases consulted during the search (name of the database and, if possible, terms of search used) INVENTIONS, EPODOC State of the Art Report Page 2/4  WRITTEN OPINION Application number: 200900096 Date of Completion of Written Opinion: 01.03.2012 Statement

Novelty (Art. 6.1 LP 11/1986)

Claims Claims one IF NOT

Inventive activity (Art. 8.1 LP11 / 1986)

Claims Claims one IF NOT

The application is considered to comply with the industrial application requirement. This requirement was evaluated during the formal and technical examination phase of the application (Article 31.2 Law 11/1986).  Opinion Base.- This opinion has been made on the basis of the patent application as published. State of the Art Report Page 3/4  WRITTEN OPINION Application number: 200900096 1. Documents considered.- The documents belonging to the state of the art taken into consideration for the realization of this opinion are listed below.

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Publication or Identification Number publication date

D01

GB 1308165 A (EC CORP) 21.02.1973

2. Statement motivated according to articles 29.6 and 29.7 of the Regulations for the execution of Law 11/1986, of March 20, on Patents on novelty and inventive activity; quotes and explanations in support of this statement Document D01 discloses a reverse osmosis desalination apparatus, which uses the centrifugal force of a rotating cylinder (12, fig. 1) and whose membranes are in its inner wall (56, fig. 1). It consists of an inlet duct (18, fig. 1), a discharge and bearing duct (40, 48, fig. 1), a motor (24, fig. 1) and a gear system (20, 22, fig. .one). Blades like blades (75, fig. 2) interconnect the inner and outer shell of the cylinder (50 and 10 respectively, fig. 1) to improve the efficiency of the membranes. The invention defined in claim 1 does not differ from document D01 in any essential way, except that the gear system outside the desalination cylinder is surprisingly complex and adds an electric generator. But functional characteristics such as motors, gears and electric generators are well known in the state of the art and it is clear that one skilled in the art would select the number of sprockets, depending on the circumstances, to achieve the proper speed of rotation according to the cylinder size Therefore, claim 1 lacks inventive activity according to Art. 8 of Patent Law 11/1986. State of the Art Report Page 4/4